Greetings and salutations, my friends! XD
I recently got some really neat photos of the moon that I thought I’d share. I love moon photography, but it can hard to get a moon instead of just getting a picture of a white blob in the sky. This time it worked out pretty well, though!
I had fun making the moon look like a marble on a marble track… (aka a barn roof)
Or a bead on a necklace (the moon behind a power line). 😀 Have you ever done this kind of moon photography? It’s really fun!
And of course, I took plenty of “normal” pictures of the moon.

I got this next, rather strange photo by using a higher exposure (more on that in just a minute). The lighting is really weird! It looks kind of like a mini moon-set. XD
I figured out that it really helps to capture detail on the moon if you set your camera to a lower exposure.Here’s a little chart of how exposure affected my pictures:
Kind of neat, huh?
Lower exposure is helpful for a lot of things – from making roses redder to fixing bright photo conditions. I’m sure some of you already knew this, but it was helpful for me, so I thought I’d share it! 😀
Do you have any tips for moon photography? Isn’t the moon such a beautiful thing? 🙂
And now for my BIBPC entry. The category this time was “Weeds.”
Story Behind the Photo: I took this picture several months ago in spring (I love spring!). This is a picture of speedwell – that little weed with blue flowers that grows everywhere. The tiny flowers are so cute and pretty to me! When I was little, I used to collect a bunch of blossoms and float them in a blue bowl full of water. 🙂 It was actually really pretty.
Before I leave, I’ll give you a little sneak peek of future posts: I’m hoping to write the second chapter of Beauty from Ashes and do a post about my fair entries soon! 😀
Bye for now!
***Allison***
Oh my word! These are absolutely stunning, Allison!
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Aww, thanks s’much, Grace!
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You’re very welcome. 😊
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Ooh! Pretty pictures. I can see the American flag on the moon! XD Just kidding… that would be super cool though.
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Thanks, Megan! Ha ha! I think that picture would be famous if it showed that. XD
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Yeah… pretty much. 😛
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AH SO PRETTY! 😮 Someday I will buy a zoom lens and take pictures of the moon and stars… *sigh* XD
– Clara ❤
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😀 Thanks so much, Clara! I don’t know how it would work with a DSLR, but I didn’t need a zoom lens for these pictures – but it’s probably different for your camera…
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Yeah, it’s different for my camera. 😉 You’re welcome!
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Aww, that’s too bad. 😦
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Woah! What lense did you use?
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I actually didn’t use a lens! I have a Nikon Coolpix L830 (you can look it up on Amazon) which is kind of a cross between a little handheld and a professional DSLR. I just zoomed in, but I didn’t attach any extra lens. 🙂 Thanks!
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Wow! Allison, these pics are AMAZING!! I think these are the best moon pictures I’ve ever seen!! 😀
I took a picture of the moon during the day – it came out pretty good! 🙂
~Jaclynn~
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Aww, thank you SOO much, Jaclynn! 😀
Ooh, are you going to post it on your blog?
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Hmmm… Maybe I will! 😀
~Jaclynn~
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Love these! Photos of the moon are one of my faves!
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Thanks so much! Yes, they just look so… spacey! XD 😛
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These are some really amazing pictures! (You should probably go ahead and send that zoomed in one to NASA to aid them in their studies LOL XD ). Is exposure a setting on your camera?
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Thanks so much, Gracie! HA HA HA! XD
Yeah – sort of. It’s not a setting like “close-up” or “portrait”, but you can “set” your exposure on most cameras. Although if you have a small, handheld camera, it might not have an exposure option.
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Ok, neat! I’ve been interested in cameras/photography lately, so was curious.
😛 Oh well, my phone works pretty well for now! 🙂
I’ve been playing around and confusing myself with a little camera that is quite old and can’t seem to hold battery energy!
~Gracie
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Yeah! Ha ha, that’s too bad. XD Yep, phone cameras are helpful too, even if they aren’t quite as good sometimes! 😀
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Yeah 😀 . So you use a Nikon Coolpix L830? (I saw in the comments 🙂 ) What do you think of it?
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Yep! Oh, I LOVE it! It’s a really good camera if you’re not sure you’re ready for a professional DSLR type, but you want a better quality camera than a little handheld. It works really, really well, especially for close-ups!
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Wow, that’s neat! Good to know, as I’ve been researching cameras! 🙂
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😀
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Cool
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Thanks!
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Those are beautiful photos of the moon! I tried to take a photo of the moon before, and it came out looking like a white blob. Thanks for the tip!
Your BIBPC entry is also beautiful!
~Hope~
http://www.nerdnotebook.wordpress.com
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Thank you so much, Hope! Hee hee! I used to have trouble with the white blob thing too. XD
Aww, thanks!
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Thanks for the exposure tips. I have a fancy camera that the Hubb got me for my birthday a few years ago and I still don’t know how to use it! Maybe you can give me a tutorial some time?!? We just moved back to the area and would love to see you and your family again! (I wonder if Ryleigh and Carmen remember each other…)
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You’re very welcome! Ooh, what kind of camera do you have? Is it a DSLR?
Yes! Ha ha, I’m not sure if Carmen would remember or not. 😉
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Amazing pictures!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! XD XD XD
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Thank you very much, Kaitlyn!
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Your welcome, Allison! ❤
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Those moon pictures were AMAZING, Allison! Can’t wait for the coming posts!
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Thanks so much, Lily!
Aww, yay! 😀
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I tried taking pics of the moon on a moonless night. He He. Did NOT work out well.
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XD Yeah, if you got good moon pictures on a moonless light, that would really be something. XD
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Yeah.
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Allison, can I use you really good pic of the moon?
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Sure, as long as you give a link to my post, that’d be great!
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Thanks, Allison! I already decided what the name will be: Allison’s Pic Of The Moon! And of course I will leave a link to your post! (How do I leave a link)
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Hee hee, that’s great! XD
My sister Megan did a good tutorial on how to make a link here:
https://abarefootgal.wordpress.com/blog-stuff/how-to-put-a-link-in-your-post/
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Fabulous photography Allison
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Thanks so much!
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Awesome photography Allison.
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Thanks so much!
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Those are good pictures! 🙂 You got really good bokeh in the flower picture. 🙂
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Thanks!
I KNOW! I was so proud of it. XD
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OH. MY. GOODNESS. Can I please just come to see you and Megan IRL and have you guys give me a photography course?!?!!! 😄😜 Lol! JK(but that would be beyond amazing 😄)!! Professional job, Allison!!
I have a Nikon D3300, and I love it! I’ll definitely have to try that tip-and work on making my moons actually look like moons 😂
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YES PLEASE COME OVER RIGHT NOW! XD That WOULD be super fun, though! It would also be fun to do photography tips on my blog, but they would have to be kind of general because everyone’s camera is different.
Thank you sooo much, Lainey!
I hope it works for you!
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OK!! *virtually transports myself to your house* Totally!! 😀 Ooooh! That would be great, but I see what you mean…
My pleasure, friend! 😀
Me too!! 😀
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😀 😀 😀
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I loved this! Especially the one where it looks like it’s on a marble track, and the one where it looks like it’s on a necklace string! 😀 You did a profesh job, I haven’t tried much moon photography, it looks too hard! LOL! 🙂
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Thank you so much, Livy! I like those too. 🙂 Yeah, moon photography CAN be really hard, but it really helps to use exposure!
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This is Really pretty, good job!
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Aww, thanks so much!
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Np 🙂
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Great Moon Photos! I too love taking photos of the moon and pretty much everything!
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Thank you so much! Oh, me too! 😀
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this is awesome allison 🙂 keep it up 🙂 thanks for sharing
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Thanks so much! 😀
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This is really amazing! Awesome work, keep doing what your doing 😊
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Aww, thanks so much!
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Wow! Love the pictures of the moon on top of the roof! 🙂 What beautiful pictures
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Thank you soooo much!
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these are absolutely amazing
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Aww, thank you sooo much!
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nice pics. :))
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Thank you!
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You’re welcome. Check to my blog too if you’re looking for inspiration in fashion and travel.
I am new :)) x
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Okay!
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This is interesting – thanks! I have never been particularly happy with my moon photos.
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Thank you! Yeah, I wasn’t really either until these pictures! 😀
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Incredible moon photos, thanks for sharing them! 🙂
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Aww, you’re welcome! I’m so glad you liked them!
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Cool. Moon photography. I’ve never tried that before. I don’t bring my tablet outside unless it is a occasion.
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Thanks! Yeah, that makes sense. It really helps to have a good camera, too – I think my phone would probably take a picture of a white blob. XD
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Then the cam on my tablet would probably do the same thing.
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Yep, probably so. 😦
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My cam has a auto-focus. Is that good?
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Hmmm, that might work, but probably not. 😦
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love the moon photos!
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Thank you so much!
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thanks for sharing. I don’t have much success with moon shots though I did some research googling the subject.
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You’re welcome! Aww, that’s too bad. 😦 I found it really helps to lower the exposure compensation about 2 stops. 🙂
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Amazing job! What kind of camera do you use?
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Thank you! Well for this post I used a Nikon Coolpix L830.
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Allison, which lens did you use for photographing the moon?
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Believe it or not, I didn’t actually use a DSLR for these pictures! This was back when I had a Nikon Coolpix L830 (L840 is the comparable, newer model).
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